That is what I was diagnosed with. How could they know? Well, first, I told them that while taking down something from a bulletin board, I put a thumb tack in my mouth to hold it because my hands were full. then I sneezed. (Did you know that you inhale sharply before a sneeze?)
Second, it was right there in the x-ray.
Humiliating. This was particularly so, when the admitting nurse asked if I 'swallowed the tack deliberately'? "#$%^^#$ Yes I was trying a science experiment".
Well... Now we wait. The xray showed it was either low in my stomach or high in my small intestine.
"Go about your normal routine, you'll know if something is wrong because a perforated gut really, really hurts, Mr. Shelby."
"Can I eat?"
"Sure"
"I was thinking of going for a run this afternoon, will all that jostling cause a problem?"
"No, you should be fine. These things generally pass, you can explore your stool if you like."
I will never think of the word 'explore' the same way again.
Humbled, even humiliated, to say the least.
Thank you, Jesus.
that sounds way worse that having poop on my forehead!
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